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Forget Galaxy Fold and Mate X, the Motorola Razr is the foldable phone to beat

Motorola Razr is one of the most popular phones today. And it will come back in 2019 with a foldable screen.

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Last month, a foldable phone epidemic left the MWC 2019 operation in Barcelona. Samsung has a mic-drop moment and launches the Galaxy Fold days just before the conference begins. Huawei said "hold my beer" and announced Mate X. Then, TCL (the company that makes phones under the names of Alcatel and BlackBerry Mobile) has teased folding phone concepts and we can not forget the Nubia Alpha which is either a folding phone that is a watch … or a watch phone.

During all this one-upmanship, Motorola was quietly sitting on the sidelines. But it was not completely removed from the excitement – rumors were swirling that it plans to release a foldable phone. The company confirmed that it was working on a foldable phone and that it was out of this summer but without mentioning it is indeed a new Razr.

A revamped Razr has the potential to be better than all other foldable phones coming out. After all, before the smartphones were one thing, Razr decided on the industry with an iconic, sleek flip phone design that could well translate for the emerging foldable phone era.

The Motorola Razr patent implies a classic design with a foldable screen

In January, the Wall Street Journal reported that Motorola reassembles its Razr brand with a new $ 1,500 device. Later, a patent filing discovered by 91Mobiles includes illustrations of what might be a new Razr phone.

Patent filing design for & # 39; foldable & Motorola Razr phone.

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Drawings indicate a similar design as original, but instead of internal spaces divided by a hinge that breaks the display and dial pad, the "new" Razr is fully displayed. The screen seems flexible enough to fold in half and the curved drum of the screen (when closed) is hidden within the body of the phone.

If these markups have been accurate, Motorola takes a more practical approach than Samsung and Huawei. Instead of a phone that opens on a tablet, the small size of Razr means it is still accountable.

On Tuesday, best-performing XDA Developers Site shared specs for Razr:

Main display: 6.2 inches; 2,142×876 pixels

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

RAM: 4 or 6GB

Storage: 64 or 128GB

Battery: 2,730-mAh

A 6.2-inch display bodes are also for those who prefer small phone bodies with more screens as long as possible. The processor is a unique choice. Instead of a Snapdragon 855, it uses a Snapdragon 710 located on phones like Galaxy A8 and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. It's interesting to see how Motorola optimizes things for the processor.

Like the original Razr, there were also rumors of a second display on the outer shell . It can offer a bit more functionality to some of Motorola apps like Moto Display, Moto Camera and Moto Actions.

Razr is a & # 39; foldable & # 39; phone success

Moto Razr is the first mainstream flip phone. It's gorgeously thin (about half an inch thick) with a glossy metal finish and it comes in tonnes of colors. When you have a Razr, it does not feel thin or cheap and put it in your pocket is effortless.

Although foldable phones are the new "hot" thing, we have no real idea of ​​how this is small. Despite being released 15 years ago, Razr has many names and brands of recognition. With this, more people will be interested in this phone not because of its foldable display but because it's a new Razr.

New releases show useful Razr software features

Last Thursday, XDA Developers shared some of Razr's suspected software features. One of them is the ability to use the display outside as a trackpad when opened. It is similar to One Button Nav found on some of Motorola phones such as Moto G5 Plus which uses the fingerprint reader as a mini trackpad instead of the screen itself.

Rumors also indicate that Google Auxiliary will be a large part of the device, and there is a feature that will trigger it when the phone is closed.

In recent years, Motorola has a great reputation for how it uses Android OS on its phones. The software is near the stock, save for a small shortcut added by Motorola.

Since Razr is not a "phone that becomes a tablet," it avoids software excitement that both Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X should talk to to make their device friendly users. If Motorola sends Razr to nothing but the Android 9 Pie and some add-ons, it should get a warm welcome.

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Razr is the & # 39; cheapest & # 39; foldable

When Motorola released the original Razr in 2004, it cost $ 450 to the service, which is around $ 725 when adjusted for inflation. The new foldable Razr may cost $ 1,500, according to the Wall Street Journal. That's more expensive than almost any other phone that's being bought today.

But compared to Galaxy Fold, which costs $ 1,980, and $ 2,600 is expected to pay for Mate X, Motorola Razr is a "deal" until foldable phones go

TCL says its plan to make much cheaper foldables and Huawei also said that it also works on some. But no doubt, however.

And again, Razr has a familiar name and design that people can move to open their wallets. Motorola will also provide manufacturing limitations to just 200,000 units, according to the same report. Limited availability is likely to push more people to take a chance on the phone.

Will there be anything in the light? Or are all these rumors and illustrations just a fun fantasy? We need to wait until this summer to find out more. So often come back when we update this story when speaking details.